The only sea cargo container terminal serving the Chicago market will open this year at the Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor in Portage.

The Duneland Women’s Soccer Club found another way to get its kicks – building sand sculptures.

A Munster woman was transferred to a Chicago hospital overnight after she was shot in the face Saturday evening.

News and events from around the area

Kevin W. Meyers, the suspect in the shooting of an Indiana State Police trooper, died from a self-inflicted gunshot, authorities say.

On Friday afternoon, cyclists rode down U.S. 30 in Merrillville in their 13-day ride around Indiana to commemorate the 25th Cops Cycling for Survivors.

The Froebel Senior Center, a $24 million low-income senior housing development, is being planned for the 1500 block of Madison Street in Gary.

Indiana health officials are keeping a wary eye on a foodborne illness that causes a severe stomach bug, with cases in Michigan and Indianapolis.